Headdress or Lid

CultureKulango peoples
Titles
  • Headdress or Lid
Date1868–1933
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, glass beads, tin, string, and traces of paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 7 7/16 in. (22.9 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number75.353
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[Barry A. Kitnick, Los Angeles]; purchased by MFAH, 1975.

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